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1006018

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the answers of 12 November 2018 to Questions 188711 and 188712 on Venezuela, how much money from the public purse has been spent on Venezuelan related aid in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	190759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Despite efforts by the UK to urge the Venezuelan Government to accept humanitarian aid, they continue to deny the existence of a humanitarian crisis.</p><p>DFID is supporting the relief effort within the region through partners such as United Nations agencies, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the European Commission and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).</p><p>The European Commission announced a €35m aid package this year of which the UK’s share is approximately 15%. In addition, the UK is a longstanding supporter of the CERF which allocated $26m to the region. The UK is the largest donor to the fund since inception and in 2017 represented 20% of the fund’s total contributions. This year the UK has contributed £55m to the CERF which will support responses to humanitarian needs across the globe, including in response to the Venezuelan crisis. DFID is also ICRC’s second largest donor, providing approximately £63m of core funding per year for ICRC to direct towards priority operations across the globe as they deem appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:55:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003700

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on the clearance of landmines and improvised explosive devices in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Between October 2017 and October 2018 the Department for International Development spent £45,308,302 on programmes that reduce the humanitarian impact of landmines and improvised explosive devices (ERW). These programmes survey and clear land contaminated by landmines and ERW; provide mine risk education sessions to help communities understand the dangers of landmines and ERW; and support national mine action authorities to manage contamination effectively and efficiently.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:52:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1002738

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to countries neighbouring Venezuela that are hosting refugees from that country.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	188711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID has deployed two humanitarian experts and funded additional roles for UN agencies in the region. The UK is also supporting the international response through core funding to the UN, humanitarian agencies, the European Commission and Red Cross movements.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to urge the Venezuelan Government to accept humanitarian aid and DFID is supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s efforts to urge Venezuela to meet their population’s needs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 188712 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:41:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1002739

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her EU and UN counterparts on providing humanitarian relief to Venezuelans in that country and in neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	188712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>DFID has deployed two humanitarian experts and funded additional roles for UN agencies in the region. The UK is also supporting the international response through core funding to the UN, humanitarian agencies, the European Commission and Red Cross movements.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to urge the Venezuelan Government to accept humanitarian aid and DFID is supporting the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s efforts to urge Venezuela to meet their population’s needs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 188711 question first answered 12/11/2018 15:41:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

683068

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Family Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to contribute to the fund set up by the Government of the Netherlands in response to the changes to foreign aid for family planning announced by the new US Administration.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	62673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK will continue to show global health leadership by promoting and supporting evidence-based sexual and reproductive health and rights. The full implications of the reinstated and expanded Mexico City policy are not yet clear, but we are closely following developments.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 06/02/2017 17:39:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

671385

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on private consultancies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	908003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>Figures for financial year 2015/16 show that DFID spends approximately 13% of its budget through contractors. The House will know that I have recently instructed my officials to undertake a review of how we work with our suppliers. It is essential that all of DFID’s contractors and partners are fully open and transparent, uphold the highest standards and are held to account for those standards.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/01/2017 14:45:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528929

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/07/2016 15:41:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

443059

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution of wider access to efficient refrigerated transport to reducing (a) food waste in developing countries and (b) carbon dioxide emissions.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>DFID is working to support partner countries to tackle poverty and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by building sustainable infrastructure, increasing their access to clean energy and reducing deforestation. DFID recognises the importance of investment in trade and transport logistics to improve efficiency and reduce delays, which have major impacts on reducing carbon dioxide emissions. These improvements will have downstream impacts on many trade related issues including reducing the amount of spoilt goods from transit delays. We are engaged in this area in a number of ways. For example, Trade Mark East Africa is helping to improve the major trade corridors in East Africa to reduce the time and expense of transporting goods. Furthermore, the investment by CDC group into Grindrod, a South African logistics company, is enabling it to expand its transport logistics investments across sub-Saharan Africa. CDC is the UK’s development finance organisation with DFID as its only shareholder.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/01/2016 17:24:15 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

172590

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of super trawlers on the sustainability of coastal fishing communities in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	220045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Assessments of the status of fisheries and their sustainability, including coastal fisheries in developing countries, are undertaken by national authorities and compiled periodically into regional assessments by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has provided support both bilaterally and through international organisations to strengthen the governance of fisheries in developing countries. This has included efforts to tackle illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in West Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 14/01/2015 16:52:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

168028

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what involvement Afghan women had in the London talks on Afghanistan in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Afghan women played a central role in the London Conference on Afghanistan and were given a platform to share their views throughout. This included at the Civil Society associated event (“Ayenda”), in the Reception, at a follow-up Ministerial breakfast with civil society, and in the main Conference Plenary itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 11/12/2014 17:10:32 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar